Lasting machine



J. FOSSA LASTING MACHINE July 26, 1949.

Filed July 2, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 [nuenfor Joseph Fossa vhm 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .[nuenfor I Joseph Fossa By his A zzorn 95 w J. FOSSA LASTING MACHINE July 26, 1949.

Filed July 2, 1945 Patented July 26, 1949 LASTING MACHINE Joseph Fossa, Salem, Mass., assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Flemington, ,N. 3., a. corporation of New Jersey 1 Application July 2, 1945, Serial Nq. 602,698

20 Claims.

This invention relates to shoe machines and particularly to improvements in lasting machines of the type disclosed and claimed in United States Letters Patent No. 2,411,827, issued in my name on November 26, 1946. It is to be understood, however, that features of the present invention are not limited in their utility to use in this type of machine.

The machine of the above-mentioned patent is provided with a rapidly reciprocating gripper for seizing the lasting margin of the stock to be lasted, in different locations successively along the edge of the shoe bottom, and for tensioning it heightwise of the shoe by pulling it inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom in a direction substantially parallel to the shoe bottom and over a protective shield portion of a shoe bottom rest; a presser-feed member, operating in time relation to the gripper, for'pressing and pounding the overdrawn lasting margin of the stock into adhering relation with the shoe-buttom part and also movable, thereafter, in a direction to feed the shoe; and a feed-retaining member for preventing retrograde movement of the shoe and for retaining previously overlasted stock from being displaced by the next succeeding action of the gripper. It will be understood, in the specification and in the claims appended thereto, as in my prior patent mentioned above, that the term lasting is used in a somewhat broadened sense and is intended to include not only the conventional lasting operation-but also other analogous operations such, for example, as the working of the margin of a platform cover over a platform, while the term lasting margin is intended to include that portion of a platform cover, or other shoe part, which corresponds to a like portion of the upper stock of a conventional shoe.

As already stated, the stock is tensloned over the protective shield portion of a bottom rest, and to facilitate the introduction of work to the machine this bottom rest is, in accordance with a feature of the invention, movable by spring means to an inoperative position, operator-controlled means being provided for returning the bottom rest to operative position, against the action of the spring means, in which its shield portion will engage the bottom of a shoe held thereagainst, by the operator, close to its marginal edge. This operator-controlled means is also adapted to hold the front gripper jaw in its forward position and away from the reciprocating rear jaw, thus further facilitating the insertion of the lasting margin of the stock between the jaws.

As explained above, in this type of machine.

the stock to be lasted in tensioned heightwise of the shoe by the grippers which pull it inwardly from the edge of the shoe, in a direction substantially parallel to the bottom of the shoe, and over a shield portion'of a bottom rest which not only serves as means for changing the direction of the force applied to the stock, so that the pull parallel to the shoe bottom results in a tensioning of the stock in a direction heightwise of the shoe, but also protects the edge of the shoe bottom element, such, for example, as a soft platform, from distortion. Duringthe action of the grippers, the inside faceof the lasting margin of the stock is drawn quite tightly against a part of the bottom rest adjacent toits shield portion and considerable frictional resistance to movement of the stockthereover is produced. Especially is this so Where the inside face of the lasting margin is coated with an adhesive. This frictional resistance must, of course, be overcome by the gripper, in addition to the force for tensioning the stock, and the pull necessary to overcome this frictional resistance, and also adequately to tension the stock, in some instances becomes quite large and may approach the tearing strength of the material.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide, in a lasting machine of this type, means for facilitating the lasting operation by eliminating the frictional resistanceof the part of the bottom rest, adjacent to the shield portion, on the lasting margin of thestock, as it is being pulled inwardly thereover I by the gripper and/or applying to the stock an additional pull in a direction to assist the gripper in tensioning the stock. To this end, the herein illustrated machine is provided with a bottom rest having a rotary-member for engaging thelasting margin of the stock as it is drawn inwardly byfthe gripper. This member comprises a" rotary spindle so mounted adjacent to the shield portion of. the bottom rest as to engage the lasting margin of the stock as it is being acted on by the gripper and to serve as an anti-friction means. Preferably, and as herein shown, this spindle is power driven at a high speed so that its surfacemoves at a rate somewhat in excess of the linear speed of movement of the stock. When so driven, the spindle, in addition to the anti frictio'n action, mentioned above, exerts on the lasting margin a frictional drag that augments thejpulling action of the gripper and the 'tensioning of the stock is correspondingly increasedn' Thi s spindle is tapered and is inclined downwardly and inwardly of the machine, and lengthwise-of the shoe, to, and

for! holding: the

preferably a little beyond, the edge of the shoe bottom. With the spindle thus positioned it has I operative position, in which it is held by a spring,

toits operating position, and associated withthe bottom rest is means for holdingthe front grip- V per jaw in an inoperative 'position.against the action of a relatively strOng'grippeFclosing spring. This arrangement necessitates the use of a strong treadle spring which results in" a-Lratheri hard treadle action that may be tiring tolthe operator. Therefore, and in accordance with 'a' further feature of this invention, the herein illus trated machine is pfiiv'idd with novel and improvedmeans'foractuatingtl'le bottom rest and for holding'the 'frontgripperjaw in'its inoperative position: Asshownrthc bottom rest is op- V tcgglei quite" rigidii" in s perati e position, where" it: Inuit he zco al pun r the gripper. 7 N he s These and other objects and features of the invention will become'apparent from the following detailed'dsscriptionoftheembodimentthereof shown intheaccompanying drawings and will be pointed out'inthe claims-L In the drawings, 7 7 p V Fig; its a View in sidepleva-tion of a machine of the typedisclosed'in the-*abbvwmehtioned application providedwit the featuresof this invention, a portion off-the headaand' other parts being broken away todacilitate the I disclosure;

Fig. 2 is a viewiinirontelevation-of a portion of the machine hownin-Fig: lgand 1 Figs; 3F=ahd=4 are"dtailfviews, at an enlarged scalef, or the operatingeiements r the machine shown in-Fig; '1; Fig.- S'beihg-i'n side elevation and e i l ,s s 1 Referring, po -the drawings, th'e operating in strmnentaiiti'es ofthe illustrated machine are, with the: exceptionstor be notegibel-ow, the same asthoseof:themachineof;thermentionedpatent and comprises. gripper, in'cludinga rear gripper jaw in" and a,- front gnp er aw"! 2 for seizing the lasting marginof the stock, and" applying lastingstre'ss thereto; shoeibottoinrest' and lasting shield 14 foren a'gi g and positioning .heightwise the bottqm-oifas ioe andovehwhich' the lastin ma d awn by the stress app ie t o b the gripper; apresser-fied member l6 for press+ ing'the hensioned lastiiig,marginljdown onto the bottom of the shoe -andifor exerting a, feedin force on the shoe; fa, feed retaining 'member I 8 hoelagairistl retrograde move-v ment duringtheref llin or bac -feleding; move-5.

s I 4 ment of the presser-feed-foot; and an edge gage roll 20 for positioning the shoe laterally. These instrumentalities are all mounted on, and operated by mechanism contained within, a hollow head construction 22 comprising a lower portion 24 and a removable top part 26 secured thereto by means of cap screws 2 3,28

r The rear gripper jawflli se attaohedby means of a clamping bolt 39, to'tlie forwardend of a carrier 32 which is supported by two rocker arms 34, 35 journaled respectively on fixed cross shafts 38and '40 that extend across the lower portion 24 9f the head 22, This carrier is pivotally s e- -cured ,togthesero "er arrns by means of studs 42,

44 andsis.movable'sforwardi and rearwardly of the machine by'means of a third rocker arm 46 thatextends: upwardly from a hub member 48 common to it and to the rocker arm 36. The

rocker arms 34 and 36,.t0gether with that 'part of the carrier 32 wh ich' extends between said arms, constitute a parauel-inotion'linkage so "that the carrier always remainshorizontal 1 durih'g'its' forward and rearward movernehts; As in thema' chine of the above mentioned application the rocker arm '46 is oscillated, to 'impart forw-ard and 7 rearward movementsto th'e carrier 32,: byf'r'neans of an eccentric, not' shown; whiohd'smountedmn a main drive shaft 52 and connected to the rocker arm 46 by an arm-62 r f l r The front-gripper jaw" I2 is -securedj by-m'eah's of a clamp nut lOU andWaSherHH; on the Outer end of an elongated rod-I02- whiehis slidably mounted in bearing bores IO' IZ I06 formed in bosses I88, H0 on the"'carrier 32 The-jaw lfi fits into a hole |05 formed in men nges-portion H3"? of the rod I62; whichbeyond-thisenlarged-por tion is reduced-in 'diarneter'to receive thewaslie-r NH and is threaded'for the'elairip'hiit wil: 'Atits back end this rod abutsa 'second'rod' Hi3 which is 'reciprocated in timerelation te tile-rearward and forward movements of the carrier '32 bfy mechanism, not here showrrbut like tliat dise closed in the mentioned application;' The rod I62, which carries the frontgripper jaw- I2, is urged rearwardly of the machineby eanore coil spring I50 that extends" betweentheupper end of the'front gripper jaw andan arm [52. Referring to Fig. 1; as the shaft 52is rotatedthe carrier 32, together withthe-rear gripper will; moves to the left, forwardly-*ofth mac e, at the same time the r o'd' H33 is- Shifted to the right, permitting the" front ripper Janisaps proach; and eventually'meeh'the forwardly mor ing rear gripper'jaw' Hi." "Asthe rear g' pp r jaw continues its forwardmove rneht, thei spring [56 will be tensioned asithe two gripper= jaws move forwardly of 'the' machine until the completion of the movement offthe'carrieFH inthise irec tion. During this time; ,movement'of the edits to the right is completedandflthis rod tlien is shifted quickly to thelef'tiso that 'wheii the car rier-and rear gripper jaw begin'theifr backward.

movement the'rod I 0-3-engagesthe *en'ctof the I 62' and "causes" the frontigripper jaw to move somewhat further; to th-e l'efjjthe rod l 63"'hi)lding' the front gripper jaw 11 this?" position until the n t: fo w d 'm vem nt of the re neripreria n v V As is 'eziplainedflinthe mentioned patent; the

ri er'jaws are closedgorrthelstockto be lasted by means of tnesprinegltfliandi drawithis stock and on the rod I02. ;this projection engages'the 'coIIarYZUD and the ing the stock in a direction heightwise of the shoe. The arm I52 to which the spring I50 is anchored has a hub I5I which is journaled on a shaft I54 that is rotatably mounted in the top portion 26 of the head of the machine, and extending upwardly from this hub is a second arm I56 provided with a spring-locking plunger I58 which fits into one of several holes I60 formed in the upper end of a third arm I62 which extends upwardly from a hub I6I that is secured to the shaft I54. As will appear below, the shaft I54 is held against rotation during the operation of the machine so that the tension of the spring I50, and accordingly the closingv pressure of the gripping jaws on the stock, may be varied by shifting the spring plunger I56 from one hole to another.

As the stock is thus pulled inwardly over, and in a direction substantially parallel to, the bottom of the shoe, it is drawn over the inner end of the bottom rest I4, and also over a portion H6 thereof which is positioned directly below and in alinement with thevline of action of the gripper so as to constitute a lasting shield orabutment. Thus the horizontally directed stress applied by the gripper is transposed into a vertical pull for tensioning the stock in a direction perpendicular to the shoe bottom and, at the same time, distortion of theshoe bottom member prevented. The bottom .rest and lasting shield I4 are mounted for movement outwardly away from the edge gage roll 26, for the purpose of facilitatin the beginning of a lasting operation, in the following manner. The bottom rest and lasting shield is removably secured by screws I64 to an elongated cylindrical member I66 which itself is secured, by bolts I68, to an arm I14 that is journaled on a shaft I18 supported in a forwardly projecting portion of the head part 26. Also Journaled on'this shaft is alhub member I86 from which project two arms I82 and I 84, the former being curved so as to extend rearwardly of the machine and at its end carrying a link I86 which is connected by a pin I81 to an arm I88 extending upwardly from a hub I98 that is secured to ashaft I92; seeiFig. 1. This shaft is Journaled in the head portion 26 and extends beyond one side thereof where it carries a lever I94 to which is secured a link I96, see Fig. 2. The hub of the lever I94 has spaced stop projections I9I and I93 which are adapted to engage a stop pin I95 that projects outwardly from the head portion'26. The arm I'I4 extends above the shaft I18 and is adjustably connected to the arm I82 by means'of a clamp screw I8I and slot'I83. When the linkis moved to the position shown in Fig. 1, by the depression of a treadle, not shown, the tog le formed by the link I86 and the arm'IB8 is straightened and'the bottom rest I4 movedto its operative position, the stop I9I engaging the pin I95. Upon release of the treadle'a spring, not shown, moves the link upwardly, thus breaking the above-mentioned toggle, and swinging the arm I14 in a clockwise direction, to move'the bottom rest outwardly to its inoperative position, the stop I93 now engaging the pin I95.

Secured to the arm I84 is a link I89 that extends rearwardly of the machine where it is connected to an arm I91, which extends downwardly from the hub I6I that carries the arm I62. This arm has at its lower end an offset projection I99 that is in line with a collar 20!) When'the treadle is released,

6, front gripper jaw is thus held in its extreme forward position. Also, since the arm I91 and arm I62 are secured to the shaft I54, the arm I52 will be swung in a clockwise direction to relieve the tension of the gripper-closing spring I50. With this arrangement, only a relatively light treadle spring is required and the treadle action is very easy. Also, when the treadle is depressed, the bottom rest is held in its operative position, where, as already noted, it must oppose the horizontal stress applied by the gripper, quite rigidly by the straightened toggle link E86 and arm I66, and without any extra effort on the part of the operator.

The stock which has been tensioned and drawn inwardly over the shoe bottom by the gripper in the manner above explained is pressed firmly against the bottom of the shoe, and into lasted position thereon, just as it is released by the gripper, by means of the presser-feed-member, or presser-feed-foot, I6, which thereafter,v and while in engagement with the stock, is moved laterally to feed the shoe. This presser-feedfoot I6 is adjustably secured by a screw 240 to the outer end of a lever 242 which is pivotally mounted by means of a stud 24I on an upwardly extending arm 244 formed integrally with a shaft 266 that is journaled in a portionof the head of the machine. The lever 242 is oscillated, in time relation to the operation of theigrippers, to move the presser-feed-foot I6 against the stock, by means of an eccentric, not shown, carried by the shaft 52, and the shaft 246 is oscillated, to move the presser-feed-foot back and forth in a direction extending lengthwise of the shoe, by means of an angle crank, not shown, also mounted on the shaft 52. The action of the presser-feed-foot I6 to press the overdrawn lasting margin against the shoe bottom and, thereafter, to feed the shoe, is the same asset forth in the above-mentioned patent and need not be further explained here.

The shoe is held against retrograde movement during the return, or back-feeding, movement of the presser-feed-foot I6, and lifting of the stock by the next succeeding pulling action of the gripper is prevented, by the feed-retaining member IS. The member I8 is constructed and arranged as in the machine of the above-men'- tioned patent and is operated in the same manner from an eccentric, not shown, on the main drive shaft 52.

In the machine of the mentioned patent, the bottom rest has a surface, inclined downwardly and inwardly of the machine, which is located adjacent to the shield portion thereof. As the stock is pulled over the bottom of the shoe, inwardly from the edge of the shoe bottom, the lasting margin is drawn quite tightly against this top surface and also against the shield portion with the result that there is considerable friction between the stock and the bottom rest tending to resist the movement of the stock inwardly of the shoe bottom, particularly when that surface of the stock engaging the bottom rest is coated with a tacky adhesive. In order to eliminate the resulting frictional resistance, which makes it more difficult properly to tension the stock, the herein illustrated machine is provided with a rotary spindle 326 having a tapered lower end 322, which occupies substantially'the same position as the mentioned surface, and over which the lasting margin of the stock rides as it is being tensioned by the gripper. As shown in Figs. 1, 3

and 4,-th1 spindle is inc ined .d wnwa dlra si 7 7' inwardly of the machine, and lengthwise: of; the shoe, so that'its tapered lower end extends down tothe underside of the bottom'rest'andiclose to the shield portion llilatthe edge of the shoe.

The spindle 32B is journaled in a bearing-bore 324, formed in the elongatedcylindrical member I66, on the upper endof which is mounted 'aigear housing 326 that contains two meshing spiral gears, 328 and 338. The gear'323 is securedto the upper. end of .the spindle flowhileithegear 330 is secured to a shaft 332, .Journaled. in: an extension 323 oi'the housing 326, that 'isicone neotedby-a universal joint 334 to an elongated shaft 335. The shaft336iisih turn connected, layer-universal joint 338, to a shaft 340 journaled in a gear housing 342 mounted on the head-of the. machinezby screws 334, which carries a spiral gear'346 that meshes with gear teeth-348 formed directly on the main drive shaft 52. Atubul'ar housing 359 covers the'shaft 336 and is mounted at: one end in the gear housing 342'. The other en'd'of this housing is shapedt'o fit in a spherical recess 3 33 in the extension 323 of the gear housing 326. The centers of the universal joint. 3'34 and of the recess 343are in line with the axis of the shaft I18, see Fig. 1, so that the housing and joint may articulate about this center, when the bottom restis moved from one position to the other, without subjecting the shaftor its housing to any undue strain. I

Theoperatio'n of the herein disclosed machine is, ingeneral, the same as-that of the machlne shownin the above-mentioned patent andishould be readily understood. It is briefly as follows: Referring to the drawings, when the .treadle, not shown, is released, the link [96 will be elevated by thetrea'dle spring, also not shown, thus breakingthe'toggle link I85 and arm I68. Thebo'ttorn rest- M willnow be swung to the left from the position shown in Fig; -1, and the front gripper jawheld in its forward position, away from th'e rear gripper jaw, by the offset projection 1-99 (in arm. Eel, thusfacilitating the entry of a workpiece. such, for example, asa slip-lasted shoe having a platform P, platform cover 0. and an upper. U on a last L. After the shoe has'been placed in the machine with the edge of ltsplatform against the edge gage 20, and with the bot tom face of its platform'held up against thebo'ttornrest' lithe treadle is-released to-permit" the bottom rest to swingiintothe position "shown -i'n Mg. 3 and the front gripper to move toward-the rear, gripperrjaw'. As the lasting operation proceeds,the-gripper. jaws closeion the lastingzmarginof the cover C and pull-it inwardly from'the rises; At this time the. feed-retaining finger l8 descends to apply additional pressure onthe overflast'ed stock and also to prevent retrograde movement of the shoe during the back-feeding move; ment of the press'er-feed-foot whichno'w occurs. These operations are repeated rapidly as the lasting operation proceeds along the peripheral edge of 'thesl'ioej V j v I will be' apparent from an inspectionofl igs. 2 and'- 3', the-'las'tingmargin of the stock-isdrawn agalnstthe" tapered end 322 of. the spindle 3211 8; asitiis pulledginwardly over the shoe bottom by the. grippers; Preferably,v and as, herein illustrated, this spindleisrrotated from the ,maindrive shaft and .the'gearing ratio:is;such thatthe speed of the surface .of; the tapered endis somewhat in excess of: the rate-of:movement,0f the stock: by the gripper. Hence. not only; is all frictional resistance totheinwardamovement of the stock, of that portionof the :bo-ttomrestadjacent to? the shield portion; eliminated, butthepullingl action of thegripper is also augmenteclgby thefrictional drag-which the driven'rot'ary. spindle: imposes upon the stock which a is; held tightly :a'gainst:: lt; As will be apparent; it isfnot-ne'cessary that, the spindle: be driven'intorderto? eliminate the-tric tional I resistance" mentioned above; since; if :iit is merely allowed to rotate freely, the spindle::Wi1- serve as an anti-friction imemberv overrwhich the stochmayzbcjreadily pulledby thegripperi- As .willbeseen inFigs. 3. and-A, thejr'otatlng spindle extends: down close. to iand'sl-ightlyzbeyond themarginal edge-.o'f the platform ,P-andiin this positionit has a tendency to lift-thelasting'marzgin of thestockbefore it reachesthe gripper. Thus, if thelasting margin should-become accidently adhered'to the side face: ofrtheplatform, as is frequently the, case, the'ro'taryspindlewill move'it'away fromthe side-face of'the'platform and free: it for theaction of the, grippers.

Having describedtheinvention, whatI;- claim as new and desirexto secure bytLetterstPatent of the'United States is: q

1. A lasting machinehavi'ng, in combination; tensioningmeans for pullin'g thegmarginal: por

tion of the stock to be .la'stedinwardly over-the bottom of a shoein different loc'ation'sgsuccessively along the edgejof. theshoebottomyand additionalv means forapplying-to the. stock-in as it'i's thus drawn inwardly: by the tensioning 1 tion of the stookitoibelasted inwardly-over the: 7

bottom of a shoe, :ai spindle? extending; substantially to the edge of thesho'e bottom and, over whichthexstock.isIthus pulledby saidtensioning 1 means, and means for-rotating said: spindle to cause it; to exert 'a'frictionalpull on said stock to assistin itensioning the stockhelghtwisezof the: shoe and inwardly over said slide bottom:

3. A lastingmachine: having, combination,

means for-engaging-the bottom of 'aa'shoe adja+ cent. to thexmarginal edge thereof; tensioning means for drawing the lasting margin of the stock to beilastedinwardly from the-edge ofjthe shoe andover the shoeebottjoineengaging'.means;

and anti-friction means associated with the;sh0e;-

bottom-engagingmeans for engaging the stock 7 as; it thus w iy by thettensionin means. i V

4. A lasting:

for drawing the lasting margin of theistock to be lasted-inwardlyfrom the edgeof the shoe and over the shoe-bottomeengaging means, and rotary anti-friction means mounted on said shoe-bot.- 1

tom-engaging means for engaging the stock and relieving the inward'frictional dragon the stock means.

5. A lasting]machinahaying, in comb'lnation,

meahsxfor engaging the bottom of a shoe adjacent to the marginal edge-thereof, tensioning means machine. having; in combination, meansafor engaging the bottom'of a 'shoexa'djacent to the marginal edge thereof; tensioning means for drawing the lasting margin of the stock to be lasted inwardly from the edge of the shoe and over the shoe-bottom-engaging means, and. power-driven rotary means mounted on said shoebottom-engaging means for engaging the stock as it is thus drawninwardly by the tensioning means.

6. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for engaging the bottom of a shoe adjacent to the marginal edge thereof, rapidly reciprocating gripper means for seizing the lasting margin of the stock to be lasted and for drawing it inwardly from the edge of the shoe over a portion of the shoe-bottom-engaging means in a direction substantially parallel to the bottom of the shoe thereby to tension the stock in a direction normal to the bottom of the shoe, and antifriction means associated with the shoe-bottomengaging means for engaging the stock as it is thus drawn inwardly by the gripper means.

7. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for engaging the bottom of a shoe adjacent to the marginal edge thereof, rapidly reciprocating gripper means for seizing the lasting margin .of the stock to be lasted and for drawing it inwardly from the edge of the shoe over a portion of the shoe-bottom-engag'ing means in a direction substantially parallel to the bottom of the shoe thereby to tension the stock in a direction normal to the bottom of the shoe, and rotary means associated with the shoe-bottom-engaging means for engaging the stock as it is thus drawn inwardly by the gripper means.

8. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for engaging the bottomof a shoe adjacent to the marginal edge thereof, rapidly reciprocating gripper means for seizing the lasting margin of the stock to be lasted and for drawing it inwardly from the edge of the shoe over a portion of the shoe-bottom-engaging means in a direction substantially parallel to the bottom of the shoe thereby to tension the stock in a direction normal to the bottom of the shoe, and power-driven rotary means associated with the shoe-bottom-engaging means for engaging the stock as it is thus drawn inwardly by the gripper means.

9. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for engaging the bottom of a shoe adjacent to the marginal edge thereof, tensioning means for drawing the lasting margin of the stock to be lasted inwardly from the edge .of the shoe and over the shoe-bottom-engaging means, and a rotary spindle, mounted adjacent to the shoebottom-engaging means and inclined downwardly and inwardly of the machine, and lengthwise of the shoe, with its lower end adjacent to the marginal edge of the shoe, for engaging the stock as it is thus drawn inwardly over the shoe-bottom-engaging means by the tensioning means.

10. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for engaging the bottom of a shoe adjacent to the marginal edge thereof, tensioning means for drawing the lasting margin of the stock to be lasted inwardly from the edge of the shoe and over the shoe-bottom-engaging means, and a rotary spindle, mounted adjacent to the shoe-bottom-engaging means and having a tapered end inclined downwardly and inwardly of the machine, and lengthwise of the shoe, to the marginal edge of the shoe, for engaging the stock as it thus is drawn inwardly over the shoebottom-engaging means by the tensioning means.

11. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for engaging the bottom of a shoe adjacent to the marginal edge thereof, tensioning means for drawing thelasting margin of the stock to be lasted inwardly from the edge of the shoe and over the shoe-bottom-engaging means, and a power-driven rotary spindle, mounted adjacent to the shoe-bottom-engaging means and inclined downwardly and inwardly of the machine, and lengthwise of the shoe, with its lower end adjacent to the marginal edge of the shoe, for engaging the stock as it is thus drawn inwardly over the shoe-bottom-engaging means by the tension- :Eng means. I

12. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for engaging thebottom of a shoe adjacent to the marginal edge thereof, tensioning means for drawing the lasting margin of the stock to be lasted inwardly from the edge of the shoe and over the shoe-bottom-engaging means, and a power-driven rotary spindle, mounted adjacent to the shoe-bottom-engagingmeans and having a tapered end inclined downwardly and inwardly or" the machine, and lengthwise of the shoe, to the marginal edge of the shoe, for engaging the stock as it is thus drawn inwardly over the shoebottom-engaging means by the tensioning means.

13. A lasting machinehaving, in combination, an edge gage for engaging the sidej of-a shoe to position it in the machine, a.shoe-bottom. rest, said shoe-bottom-rest-being movable to an operative position in which-it-=is positionedonand close to the marginal edgerof the bottom of a shoe held against'theedge"gage"and'to an inoperative position withdrawn from the edge of the snot, including a toggle mechanism for moving saidbottom rest to each of said positions. c,

14. A lasting machine having, in combination, an edge gage for engaging the side of a shoe to position it in the machine, a shoe-bottom rest, said shoe-bottom rest being movable to an operative position in which it is positioned on and close to the marginal edge of the bottom of a shoe held against the edge gage and to an inoperative position in which it is withdrawn from the edge of the shoe, toggle mechanism associated with said bottom rest, operator-controlled means for straightening said toggle mechanism to move said bottom rest to, and for holding it in, operative position, and spring means for breaking the toggle to move the bottom rest to inoperative position.

15. A lasting machine having, in combination, a shoe-bottom rest movable between operative and inoperative positions, operator-controlled means for moving the bottom rest to said positions, gripper means for tensioning the stock to be lasted comprising a power-operated reciproeating rear gripper jaw, a front gripper jaw movable relatively to the rear gripper jaw, and spring means for urging the front gripper jaw toward the rear gripper jaw, and means for holding the front gripper jaw away from the reciprocatingrear gripper jaw and for relieving the tension of said spring means when the bottom rest is in its inoperative position.

16. A lasting machine having, in combination, a shoe-bottom rest movable between operative and inoperative positions, operator-controlled means for moving the bottom rest to said positions, gripper means for tensioning the stock to be lasted comprising a power-operated reciprocating rear jaw, a front gripper jaw movable relative to the rear gripper jaw, and a spring for urging ithe front jaw totvard the rear-jaw,said spring being conneetedflat one-end: to the front grip fier jaw and at' t'h ttnenend to a shiftable member, and meafisiassoeiatedwitn said operatorcontrolled means" rorhoming the front gripper jaw away from the 'reeiprooating rear gripper jaw, and for moving: tne-snntabwmember to re lieve the tns-ien *of s' aidspringgwhen the bottom rest is" in it's inoi' erativitposition.

177QA lasting maritime having-1 in combination; a shoe-bottom -re$t-'-'mdvab1e-- between operative a spring conneotedat one'jenci to the" front gripper.

jaw for 'rnoi/ing the'front gripper jaw toward the rear} gripber'jawto cause the gripper means to close on theiasting margin of the stock; abutment means, movabl'by the-operator-controiled means, for holding the'front 'gripner jaw away from the rear gripfierjaw wnen'the bottom rest is ininoperative position, and means for adjustably connecting the other erid'of the' said spring to said abutment means; l

1 8. A lasting machine having in combination, gripper means: for tensioningathestock to be lasted comprising 1'91 powereoperated reciprocatingrear gripper jaw; a'front'grippez: jaw movable relatively to the irear :igripper jaw, and :spring means for urging. the l front gripper. jaw toward the 'rearugripper'jaw; and meanslfor' holding the front gripper j jaw awayi'ron' the reciprocating rear gripper jaw'jand' for reiiefving the tension of said spring means. 1

19. A lasting machine having; incombination,

gripper means ioritensioning the stoekto be grinner rrieans for tensioning the stock to be lasted comprisingapower operatd reiprocating rear gripper jaw, a frontgripperjaw, and a spring connected atone end' to "the-front gripper jaw roriheving' the front'gr'ipperjaw toward the rear gripper jaw-to cause' the gripper means to close on the lasting margin 6:; the stock, abutment means,;operator eontrolled fneansior moving the abutment me'ans"t o hold the front gripper -j aw away' from the rear 'gripperjav v, and means for 7 'adjustablyf connecting the' oth er end of said spring to said abutmnt xneans, V l

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